,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,moran7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
the #aejth anniversary of ,kansas ,state
 ,university4  ,whereas ,kansas ,state  
,university was established by the      
,territory of ,kansas on ,february #i1  
#aheh1 as the ,bluemont ,central        
,college ,association1 in response to   
the desire to provide higher education  
opportunities to farm families and      
working class individuals in ,kansas2   
,whereas on ,february #c1 #ahfc1 ,kansas
 became one of the first ,states to     
accept the terms and conditions of the  
,act of ,july #b1 #ahfb 7commonly known 
as the ,first ,morrill ,act7 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq471 which created  
the land-grant system of colleges and   
universities2 ,whereas ,kansas ,state   
,agricultural ,college1 which is known  

today as ,kansas ,state ,university1    
received a land-grant charter on        
,february #af1 #ahfc1 making it the     
first operational land-grant institution
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas since 
the inception of ,kansas ,state         
,university1 the university has expanded
 the main campus in ,manhattan to       
include campuses in ,olathe and ,salina2
 ,whereas students attending ,kansas    
,state ,university hale from all #ej    
,states and #ij countries2 ,whereas more
 than #bjj1jjj alumni are proud to call 
,kansas ,state ,university their alma   
mater2 ,whereas the commitment of       
,kansas ,state ,university to education 
is unparalleled2 and ,whereas the       
history and stature of ,kansas ,state   
,university are secured by the          
exceptional caliber of the educational  
professionals and students3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
recognizes and congratulates ,kansas    
,state ,university for #aej years of    
fulfilling the mission of a land-grant  

university4